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Environment and Agricultural Ministerial Meeting: BRICS
Why in News Recently, the BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa) Environment and Agriculture Ministers’ Meeting was...
28 Aug 2021 Conservation
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Shrinking of Sambhar Lake: Rajasthan
Why in News According to a recent study, Sambhar Salt Lake in Rajasthan is constantly shrinking with the degradation of soil and water quality and a...
28 Aug 2021 Conservation
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Forum for Decarbonisation of Transport Sector
Why in News Recently, Forum for Decarbonizing Transport was jointly launched by NITI Aayog and World Resources Institute (WRI), India. WRI India...
26 Aug 2021 Conservation
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Corbett Tiger Reserve: Uttarakhand
Why in News Recently, the Delhi High Court has asked the National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA) to consider as representation a petition to...
24 Aug 2021 Conservation
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Why in News A new study has identified for the first time that specialised immune cells (phagocytic cells) exist in certain varieties of sea corals...
24 Aug 2021 Conservation
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Introduction About: A Mangrove is a small tree or shrub that grows along coastlines, taking root in salty sediments, often underwater. The...
23 Aug 2021 Conservation
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Why in News Recently, the Geological Survey of India (GSI) has identified certain geological sites across the Northeast for promotion of...
23 Aug 2021 Conservation
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Why in News The Karez System of Afghanistan is in threat whereas a similar system named Surangam in South India is thriving. Surangams resemble...
21 Aug 2021 Conservation
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Land Degradation and Desertification in India
Why in News Recently, a document published by ISRO (Indian Space Research Organisation) named Desertification and Land Degradation Atlas shows that...
21 Aug 2021 Conservation
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PM-KUSUM and Rooftop Solar Programme Phase-II
Why in News Recently, the Ministry of New and Renewable (MNRE) has conducted a review of implementation of Prime Minister’s Kisan Urja...
21 Aug 2021 Conservation
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New Species of Cascade Frog: Arunachal Pradesh
Why in News Recently, a team of researchers have discovered a new species of cascade frog in Arunachal Pradesh named Adi Cascade Frog. Earlier, a...
20 Aug 2021 Conservation
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Why in News Recently, the National Centre for Coastal Research (NCCR) under the Ministry of Earth Science has published a report that said one-third...
19 Aug 2021 Conservation
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Non-Transparent Pollution Control Boards
Why in News Recently, a new report by the Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) has revealed that most of the State Pollution Control Boards...
19 Aug 2021 Conservation
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New Algal Species: Andaman & Nicobar
Why in News Recently, a group of botanists has discovered an algal species with an ‘umbrella head' from the Andaman and Nicobar...
18 Aug 2021 Conservation
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Cattle Island: Hirakud Reservoir
Why in News The Odisha Forest and Environment Department is starting ecotourism packages for tourists to islands inside the Hirakud...
18 Aug 2021 Conservation
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Why in News Unregulated inflow of relief to the Sundarbans has resulted in a new crisis in the cyclone-battered region as plastic has been...
18 Aug 2021 Conservation
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Why in News Recently, the Union Minister for Agriculture and Farmers Welfare inaugurated the world’s second-largest refurbished...
17 Aug 2021 Conservation
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Why in News Recently, some environmentalists demanded that Tamil Nadu’s Kadavur Reserve Forest be declared as a Wildlife Sanctuary in order to...
17 Aug 2021 Conservation
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Four New Ramsar Sites: India’s Wetlands
Why in News Recently, four more Indian sites - two each from Haryana and Gujarat - have been recognised as wetlands of international importance...
14 Aug 2021 Conservation
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Greater Adjutant Storks (Garuda)
Why in News Recently, Bihar has decided to tag greater adjutant storks locally known as ‘Garuda’ with GPS trackers to monitor their...
14 Aug 2021 Conservation
